Instructions:Pretend that each of the following statement is true for you.Then indicate the degree of privacy the information holds by showing with whom you could share it.Place the corresponding number in the space before the statements.
Public
1.anyone (public knowledge) 2.acquaintances 3.a number of people I know fairly well
Private
4.a few people I really trust 5.only me
I enjoy reading._I cannot maintain a relationship.
My first class each is boring._I feel very strongly about my religion.
My age is fourteens or thirteen._I do not like to clean my house.
I like to dance._I dream about becoming a rock star.
I am afraid of mice._I got the lowest grade in my last class.
I have athlete’s foot._I love to cook.
I think I am a talented artist.I like to stay home on Friday nights.
I an afraid that I will not succeed in college. My parents do not speak good English. I got the highest grade in the class on the last test. _I think I am the most valuable player on the team. _I am tall. _I am on a diet. _My mother/father drinks too much. _I do not have enough money to attend the next semester. _I think I am a kleptomaniac (one who has an uncontrollable urge to steal). _My favorite class is physical education.
___I cannot get a date. Check your ranges; are you a public person or a private person.
Objective: Levels of Me
Instructions: Pretend that each of the following statement is true for you. Then indicate the degree of privacy the information holds by showing with whom you could share it. Place the corresponding number in the space before the statements.
Public
1. anyone (public knowledge)2. acquaintances
3. a number of people I know fairly well
Private
4. a few people I really trust5. only me
I enjoy reading. _ I cannot maintain a relationship.
My first class each is boring. _ I feel very strongly about my religion.
My age is fourteens or thirteen. _ I do not like to clean my house.
I like to dance. _ I dream about becoming a rock star.
I am afraid of mice. _ I got the lowest grade in my last class.
I have athlete’s foot. _ I love to cook.
I think I am a talented artist. I like to stay home on Friday nights.
I an afraid that I will not succeed in college.
My parents do not speak good English.
I got the highest grade in the class on the last test.
_ I think I am the most valuable player on the team.
_ I am tall.
_ I am on a diet.
_ My mother/father drinks too much.
_ I do not have enough money to attend the next semester.
_ I think I am a kleptomaniac (one who has an uncontrollable urge to steal).
_ My favorite class is physical education.
___ I cannot get a date.
Check your ranges; are you a public person or a private person.